Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-04-20

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I16aA. Apsii 2o-An explosion bsp.
y01osEday ss the blacksmith shop OF
Iosylvania nilroad round.house. which
= oulne damage to property. An iron
\ - plpe runs from the blacksmith shop to
211kee portion Of the building to supply
"a - No. ioe The fcfgeA The night workmen
go dussd The dampers In the pipe after quit.
i - Wcel, end the explosion happened when
& - asy men opened the same The portion
T. of - pipo entering the building burst with
81 Vory loud noise creating some excitement
\, ,0ose tho Workmen. Forty-three panes cf
Y 49, were broken, Q portion OF the rooi OF
3 ~ blspksmikh shop torn oil and some other
1omaes caused.
4 slGhs nfo occurred on the bridge over
= go oo6quohanna river, yesterday afternoon.
4 - &elaht train for York was going across,
- some hot ashes fell from the fre box of
\ ~ eugina This set fire TO the planking.
3 Dsot 0aintner, watchman, discovered the
: lfe and quickly extinguished 1t with few
x7onakses OF water. Very little damage was
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IAksn TO LAocAster.
For some time young white child has
ooon harbored In . shanty on Tow Hill occu.
r1ed by colored people. Tho mother had de-
y SosteA it The little one was sent through the
Z 1oWn daily oompelled to beg which afforded
Demo means Of subsistence for the colored
people This morning 1t was given in charge
6 omcsr wittick and taken to Lancaster to
- placed In charitable institution.
Squire Evans granted the wife Of George
Lloyd, coiored, an order for the man to be
placed iu the hospital ut Lancaster Lloyd
has been demented for some time past and
was source Of much trouble.
Town BrlsfA
The Shswneo Fire company will hold
i hall In Heise's woods on Decoration Day.
The following persons will attend to the n.
yangsments: Chairman, g. F. Lutz; assistant,
Peter Book grand conductor, VIM. .Lutz !;
MISTER Of ceremonies, 8. E. Swingler floor
manager, J. p. Meyers with three assistants
The pay car Of the Reading & Columbia
xailroad was in town this morning.
Lisutenaut Martin, OF Lancaster, will in.
spect Gen. Welsh Camp, No. 6s, Sons Of Vet.
Grams, Thursday night
David Baker found bunch OF seven keys
A donation party was given to Rev. c. D.
Rlshel, pastor Of the Church Of God, by his
congregation last night
Mention was made some time ego that
John Meyers, formerly Of town, but now in
the regular army at Fort Davis, Texas,
u1O MS bkuu IIoctuIeO. "A relative o.
Meyers wrote to the war department q
Warrington about the matter, receiving
reply that 1t was the thigh and not the sk ul
that was fractured. The accident occurret
to Meyers by being thrown from horse ant
the animal tramping on him.
The Melville Sisters dramatic company
presented "The Octoroon" in the oper
house last night to good audience. A silve
cake basket was drawn by-Gharles Hogeu
tosler holding iiGxst IDOL The cornet solo
6r MSs>Eaffy Hardy we're very fine. Tc
night "Tns Queens Evidence" will
given.
A reception was rendered to the friends an
members OF the Second street Luthers
church last evening, by Rev. aud Mrs Wi
liam p. Evans at the parsonage on Mort
Second street Upwards Of 200 people we
present and the evening spent in congratul
tions aud social pas!imes. A handsome hi
rack was given to Rev. Evans and his wi
received q china dinner service Of 40 piec
and purse of money,